Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-30

Senator Hale INDUCES in Some Plain Talk.
New York Tribune interview
When asked about the general result of
the session of Congress, Senator Hale said:
There are two things that have been
shown very clearly and stand out distinctly
above everything else. One is the utter
lack of administrative and Legislative fac
ulty on the part of the Democratic party,
in the first place, and, secondly, the un-
patriotic attitude Of the Democratic party.
1t entirely failed in everything relating
to fiscal and financial legislation. Every
body in the country knows that to
be the fact, but it could bs seen in
Washington even more plainly than else
where. There wss no cohesion in the par
ty. The administration had no plans or
policy of any kind. The leaders in the
House had no plans. The leaders in the
Senate were equally without plans. There
was nothing that even looked like united
action between the leaders of the several
parts Of the Democratic organization.
They did not agree on the tariff, nor on sill
yer, nor upon the treatment Of The surplus,
nor upon any method Of the dis ribution OF
the surplus by appropriations among the
| people.
"The administration recommended very
| little for the consideration OF Congress.
| 1t was apparently gwen over to the con-
| sideration of small things, petty details,
and minor matters, letting the large affairs
| of government go. 1t appeared to have
no grasp of the broad questions of states
| manship. Whenever it made recommenda.
tons it was snubbed, both in the House
and the Senate, by the Democratic mem-
bers. This was true on every measure Of
| legislation affecting the business of the
| country. When we come to the other SUBJ
4 iect the unpatriotic attitude OF the party
| was displayed by the entire indifference
to every measure that affected the
national defense and security. On
those e. measures it was in pronounce ed
hostility. The President recommended
nothing to put the country in condit.sn
| Of safety, either il respect 10 the navnl es-
tablishment or for harbor defenses or for
coast Notifications. The House put veto
IN everything attempted in this direction.
The singular spectacle was presented Of
the minority-that is, the opposition, and
| not the Observation-Disclosures and
framing and passing through the Republi-
can Senate all the measures that tended to
| national security aud defense. This was
all the more significant because the moneys
appropriated by such legislation were
lodged in the hands Of tho Democratic ad-
ministration for expenditure and the moneys
would have been expended by tho Demo-
| Gratis; yet the bills failed to become laws
because Of the opposition OF the adminis-
tration aud its adherents in the two
branches Of Congress. expect, especially
this unpatriotic attitude of the Democratic
party and it's indifference to national se-
curity and national honor, will become
thoroughly understood by the people dur
| ing the next year, and will become q prom
inent feature for discussion in the NEXT
Presidential election. There is very little
| horefulness In the minds Of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress es to the future
They have very little confidence in the ad-
| ministration."
How about the Presidency? Who will
! the Democrats nominate?"
II think they are likely to renominate
Mr.. Cleveland. II he has New York earn
estly for him in the convention that will
| settle it.
rs rot thlt likely 10 bring on the old
hglt again between Mr.. Blaine and Clsve-
land?"
$50 far as the Republican uomination is
concerned, il the convention should meet
| to- day nobody would BE- much talked of
or discussed for the nominaticn except Nj.
Blaine. He has lost nothing ID ~ Two
years since his defeat IN his i1tiromsnt,
which has been honorable end dieniAed,
but has gained IN public conAdspcs. pee.
sonally, be . not thinking ehont ~ Aub.
ject, and be has no desire 70 beaoue aeoiu
q candidate. Il he y > candi4etey 4 viii ~
because he cannot halp Il, and becepee ~
pAopls md his pssty ass leun1 70 mat
l'he tight a2sin with him ss'tAo leadsr.